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For now, let’s talk about pretty much my favorite GREEN thing on the planet and how to cut it up PRETTY!

Uh, that would be avocados obviously. ♥

P.S. See the end of this post for an exhaustive list of my FAV avocado recipes. Wooooot!

Before I discovered this SUPER-simple way to cut up avocados, I kinda dreaded this duty. I also cut MYSELF more than a few times which was not fun. Except for the Frozen band-aids that I proudly sported afterwards. 😉

True story, guys.

The first step is choosing your avocados. Look for avocados that are soft, but not too squishy. Firm but not rock-hard. Using the perfect ripeness will definitely make your cutting job easier.

Using your sharpest knife, cut the avocado in half then “thwack” the pit with the knife. Assuming your avocado is ripe, the pit should pop right out.

Now score each of the avocado halfs into 1/2-in cubes with the knife, being careful not to cut all the way through the skin but all the way through the avocado.

Like so.→

Then use a spoon to scoop out the magically-already-cut avocado cubes!

IT’S LIKE MAGIC!

Sarah’s Quick Tip: Keep your avocados that pretty shade of green by squeezing a little fresh lime juice over them once they’ve been cut. The acidity from the lime juice not only keeps the avocado from turning brown, but also brings out a ton of flavors!

And that’s pretty much all there is, guys! You’ve got perfectly diced avocado in 5 with literally no effort. Except the huge-ish effort of eating straight it off the cutting board immediately afterwards.

I mean, let’s be honest: That’s the REAL reason most people even cut avocado in the first place. When they’re not putting it in chunky guac of course. 😉

Wait, that’s just me?

My personal favorite ways to eat avocado! (other than with just a spoon, of course)

Give me all the avocados and avocado recipes!!! 🙂 this “how-to” post is great!!!! this is exactly how I cut my avocado when I want chunks .. otherwise, I also do strips or slivers. . I recently saw an avocado rose!!!! gonna look into that!Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom recently posted…Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables

I love this post, Sarah! I’m totally trying this next time I cut an avocado. I have one of those avocado slicers but I can never get it to work right. Your method sounds so much easier! Do you have any tips on how to slice avocados? I’m horrible at that too! But I think I need to try your way of cutting right through the avocado, maybe that will work! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!Gayle @ Pumpkin ‘N Spice recently posted…Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

I seriously need to start cutting my avocados like this! I always do things the hard way and it takes me forever. Thanks for sharing these amazing tips!Jen | Baked by an Introvert recently posted…Peaches and Cream Ice Cream

This is how I learned to cut avocados when I was working in a restaurant kitchen, long before I thought avocados were delicious! Great tips, Sarah!Denise | Sweet Peas & Saffron recently posted…Grilled Zucchini Caprese Roll-Ups